UFO Observation Report — 19 May 1967, Xenia, Ohio

This document contains a Project Blue Book sighting report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on May 19, 1967, in Xenia, Ohio. The witness, who claimed to have 55 hours of flight experience, reported seeing a white light with two beams that appeared to move toward and eventually into the clouds. The witness initially described the object as having high intensity and noted that it appeared to move fast at the time of the sighting, though it later seemed to move slowly. The witness also mentioned a second individual, Ben Okumabu of Central State University, as being present during the event. The Air Force, specifically the Foreign Technology Division, contacted the witness to request a formal statement via an AF Form 117, as the initial report was deemed insufficient for scientific investigation. The final conclusion reached by the Air Force investigators was that the object was the planet Venus, citing its position at an azimuth of 295 degrees and an elevation of 8 degrees. The report includes the completed questionnaire, sketches of the object's path and appearance, and correspondence from Colonel James C. Manatt of the Air Force.